Composia fidelissima explained

Composia fidelissima the faithful beauty or Uncle Sam moth is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in southern Florida and the West Indies, including Cuba. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1866.^[1]

The wingspan is 48–64 mm. Adults are on wing year round. They are day flying.^[2]

The larvae feed on Cynanchum scoparium, Canavalia (including Canavalia rosea), Nerium (including Nerium oleander) and Echites species (including Echites umbellatus).

Subspecies

• Composia fidelissima fidelissima
• Composia fidelissima vagrans Bates, 1933

Notes and References

1. Becker . Vitor O. . 2002 . The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana . Revista Brasileira de Zoologia . 19 . 2 . 349–391 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130429205252/http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v19n2/v19n2a06.pdf . April 29, 2013 . dead . March 8, 2012 . 10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006 . free .
2. Web site: Cotinis . November 30, 2016 . Species Composia fidelissima - Faithful Beauty - Hodges#8038 . BugGuide . December 2, 2018.